ACCESSIBLE SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY FOR DOMESTIC APPLICATIONS IN THE UK: EDGE SOLAR
ACCESSIBLE SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY FOR DOMESTIC APPLICATIONS IN THE UK: EDGE SOLAR
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英国家用太阳能技术：EDGE SOLAR
DOI：
10.1017/pds.2023.45
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2023
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Heaton A
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可再生能源的使用和推广越来越多。例如，在英国，大规模的可再生能源农场已被用于供电，效果很好。鉴于大量的家庭，小规模的住宅可再生能源系统将产生相当大的影响。尽管太阳能电池板是最常见的住宅可再生能源技术形式，但英国只有4%的建筑物支持任何类型的太阳能技术。对于直接发电，硅基光伏（PV）阵列是最常用的，当用于住宅环境时，它们通常安装在倾斜的屋顶上。这就是问题所在。这项技术成本高昂，安装和维护的经济负担也很大，这使得许多英国房主无法获得太阳能。本文介绍了一个研究和设计创新项目，使光伏技术更容易在英国。边缘太阳能，创新，负担得起的，新的光伏系统的概念，为英国家庭可能成为一个有前途的解决方案，以显着提高获得光伏技术和可再生能源在家庭层面在英国和超越进一步的发展和商业化。
Renewable energy is increasingly used and promoted. In the UK, for example, large scale renewable energy farms have been used to supply electricity with great effect. Given the large number of homes, there is considerable impact to be made by small scale residential renewable energy systems. Despite solar panels being the most common form of residential renewable energy technology, only 4% of buildings in the UK support solar technology of any kind. For direct electricity generation, silicon-based photovoltaic (PV) arrays are the most utilised, and when used in a residential setting, they are typically mounted on the sloped roofs. This is where the problem lies. The technology comes with a high cost, and there is further financial burden of installation and maintenance, making solar energy inaccessible for many UK homeowners. This paper presents a research and design innovation project to make PV technology more accessible in the UK. Edge Solar, the innovative, affordable, new PV system concept for UK homes may become a promising solution to significantly improve the accessibility to the PV technology and renewable energy at the household level in the UK and beyond with further development and commercialisation.